Morning Minutes: Jan. 23

Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

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Posted Jan. 23, 2014 at 7:05 AM

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Word of the Day

terminus TUR-muh-nuhs (noun) 1. the end or extremity of anything. 2. either end of a railroad line. 3. British. the station or the town at the end of a railway or bus route. 4. the point toward which anything tends; goal or end. — www.dictionary.com

Website of the Day

Discogs

www.discogs.com

Buy rare and hard-to-find music on vinyl records and used CDs from thousands of online record stores.

Number to Know

2002: On this date in 2002, Kmart became the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

This Day in History

Jan. 22, 1984: The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous "1984" television commercial.